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IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE
LAST WEEK TO PURCHASE TICKETS TO THE CENTENNIAL GALA
STUDENT FASHION SHOW THIS WEDNESDAY
COMMON CORE WORKSHOP ON FRIDAY, MAY 9
MEN AND WOMEN OF DISTINCTION HONORED THIS FRIDAY
FILM SCREENING IN CELEBRATION OF ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH
TWO NEW 90.1 FM KBPK PROGRAMS BEGIN THIS WEEK
STUDENT MENTORS NEEDED FOR CALIFORNIA COUSINS PROGRAM
BOOK SELECTED FOR 2014-15 "FULLERTON READS" PROGRAM
SAVE THE DATE - IRREVOCABLE TRUST WORKSHOPS
350 BOOKS DONATED TO BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
FULLERTON COLLEGE GOOD NEWS CORNER
FULLERTON COLLEGE ATHLETICS ROUND-UP
LAST WEEK TO PURCHASE TICKETS TO CENTENNIAL GALA

The Fullerton College Centennial Gala, "Among the Stars," will be held on Saturday, May 17 from 6-10 p.m. on the campus quad.

The night marks the culmination of the Centennial year and the induction of the first honorees into the Fullerton College Hall of Fame. The inductees are: 

  • Leo Fender, inventor of the Fender Stratocaster and alumnus
  • Sara McFerrin, former opera soloist and Fullerton College instructor
  • Patricia Nixon, former First Lady of the United States and alumna
  • Louis Plummer, former Fullerton College Superintendent
  • Honorable Cruz Reynoso, retired California State Supreme Court Justice and alumnus
  • Hal Sherbeck, former Fullerton College national championship football coach

The evening will include dinner, dancing, musical performances, and video tributes. Tickets are now available for purchase here through May 12. Admission is $30 per guest or $50 per couple. For more information, visit www.fullcoll100.com/gala. 

STUDENT FASHION SHOW THIS WEDNESDAY

The Fashion Department's spring fashion show, "Fashion Royale on THE AVENUE," will take place this Wednesday, May 7 in the Wilshire Auditorium at 7 p.m. Students' designs will be showcased and the event is free to attend. 

COMMON CORE WORKSHOP, FRIDAY MAY 9
Staff Development and 3CSN are hosting a workshop, "The Common Core Goes to College: How Might K-12 Curriculum Impact Your Classroom?" on Friday, May 9, from 11am - 2pm in the Science Building, Room 420. Implications of the new standards for the community college classroom will be discussed and Dr. Betina Hsieh, assistant professor in the CSULB Department of Teacher Education will provide an introduction to Common Core. For more information and to register, visit http://bit.ly/fccore14. 
MEN AND WOMEN OF DISTINCTION HONORED THIS FRIDAY
The top 30 Men and Women of Distinction will be honored this Friday,
May 9. Students Adrian Amoranto, Ryan Beamsley, Jake Joblon, Joshua Kleinbergs, Thaddeus Marwin Luminarias, Don Lundy, Justin Marsden, Akash patel, Marc Piercy, Brandon Poore, Cody Secor, Kyle Sirovy, Scott Thompson, Cody Vank, Alexander Vu, Paz Flournoy, Natalie Genaoui, Lisa Haygood, Sarah Heim, Amelia Itnyre, Michelle Kim, Laura Kraft, Shirley Lee, Qingni Liu, Nora Matti, Susana Morales, Alicia Razo, Emeline Tam, Keziah Tan, and Van Tu will be recognized for their academic achievements, and campus and community involvement.
 
Woman of Distinction Sarah Heim was also chosen as the 2014 Student Commencement Speaker. 
 
Congratulations to all of these outstanding students! 
FILM SCREENING IN CELEBRATION OF ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH
In celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Month, the Ethnic Studies Department, with the support of the Asian Pacific Islander Faculty & Staff Association and the Cadena Cultural Center, invite students, faculty and staff to a screening and discussion with the filmmakers of The Oak Park Story (Valerie Soe, San Francisco State University) and Lyrical Empire: Hip Hop in Metro Manila (Mark Villegas, UC Irvine). The event takes place this Friday, May 9, from 1-3:30 pm in the College Center rooms 224-228. 
TWO NEW 90.1 FM KBPK PROGRAMS BEGIN THIS WEEK
90.1 FM KBPK will begin airing two new shows in the month of May featuring Fullerton College based content. Orange Voice will air every Friday night at 6:30pm beginning May 9. Tune in for features on Fullerton College faculty, staff, students, and management. 

A one-hour show featuring jazz performances from Fullerton College performing groups will air every Saturday night at 8 p.m., beginning May 10. The Jazz Band and Cabana Boys are among those in the line-up.

Listen to 90.1 FM KBPK over the air in north Orange County or tune in at kbpk-fm.com.
STUDENT MENTORS NEEDED FOR CALIFORNIA COUSINS PROGRAM
The International Student Center is recruiting mentors for the California Cousins Program. This program connects Fullerton College students with incoming international students to help ease the transition to the United States, Orange County, and college life in general. Mentor applications are available online here and are due by May 23. Student mentors must have a minimum 2.0 GPA, be willing to participate in the California Cousin Program for at least two semesters, and have attended Fullerton College for at least one semester. Mentors can earn community service learning hours, participate in free field trips, and develop lifelong friendships with people from around the world.
BOOK SELECTED FOR 2014-15 "FULLERTON READS" PROGRAM
The "Fullerton Reads: One Book, One College, One City" committee at Fullerton College is pleased to announce the common book for the 2014-2015 academic year: The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream by Sampson Davis, George Jenkins and Rameck Hunt. The three authors grew up in and around the projects of Newark, New Jersey, and made a pact to attend medical school together. Against incredible odds, including lack of male role models, substance abuse, and incarcerations, the three now practice medicine.

 

This selection is appropriate to use in English, Reading, Speech, Sociology, Ethnic Studies, Education, Child Development, Psychology, Counseling, and Political Science courses.

 

Campus and community events connected to the book will take place in the fall and spring semesters.

 

For more information, please contact Kim Orlijan: korlijan@fullcoll.edu.

IRREVOCABLE TRUST WORKSHOPS

For some time now, the NOCCCD has wrestled with the increasing costs of retiree health benefits. The District's current unfunded liability for the Retiree Benefit Fund is over $100 million, and we are not in full compliance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) requirements. To begin to rectify this situation, NOCCCD plans to create an irrevocable trust to better invest our assets and meet the requirements of GASB.

 

In order to explore the many trust options, NOCCCD has assembled knowledgeable and experienced experts in the areas of accounting, legal actuary, and consulting to present an overview to the GASB compliance guidelines and the steps that the District needs to take to create the irrevocable trust. Workshop sessions will be held on May 16 at the following dates and times:

 

Fullerton College

8-9:30 a.m.

College Center Rooms 224-228

 

Anaheim Campus

1:30 - 3 p.m.

Rooms 105-107

 

Cypress College

4:30 - 6 p.m.

CC Complex Room 419

FULLERTON COLLEGE DONATES 350 BOOKS TO FULLERTON BOYS & GIRLS CLUB 

Under the leadership of Darnell Kemp, the Reading Department donated 350 new and gently used books to the Garnet Community Center in Fullerton and the Boys & Girls Club, as a result of the March community book drive. The Garnet Community Center offers after-school programs for children ages 5-12, and young adults ages 12-17. Books will be used on a regular basis and contribute to the Center's summer reading program. 

FULLERTON COLLEGE GOOD NEWS CORNER
Fullerton College student veteran Daniel Duccini has been awarded the very prestigious CSUF President's Veteran Scholarship. The award includes a "full-ride" for two years, a book and living stipend, parking, VIP admissions to school events, a laptop, paid work on campus and more.
 
Fullerton College's speech & debate team captured numerous awards at their final tournament of the year--the 16th annual CSUF "Blumer" Tournament.

Aditya Moren won first place in Persuasive Speaking out of a field of 50 speakers. Kitiney Phumchun finished first and Sarah Benedict finished sixth, both in debate. Teammates Kenneth Baer and Zach Turner also finished in the top 10.

Rafael Hilario & Turner went 4-0 and finished second in team debate. Benedict & Baer went 3-1--losing only to first-place CSUN, and took fourth overall. Davien Graham & D.J. Cabrera also went 3-1, and placed seventh in team debate. The teams of Felicia Cesares & Phumchun, and Jessica Halim & Luiz Montanez also debated for Fullerton College.

Liz Kiszely, Scott Edwards, Jodi Balma, Darlene Jensen, and Kim Orlijan will be honored by the University of California, Irvine (UCI), at an Educator Recognition Ceremony on May 28. These educators were nominated by UCI's most academically successful transfer students who identified a faculty member or counselor who played a critical role in their successful transfer to UCI.  

On April 25th, students, parents, friends, and mentors participated in the Puente Program's Annual Harbor Cruise & Dinner Fundraiser. Funds collected go towards defraying costs for the northern California college trip that students take every spring. A special 'thank you' to Marcus Wilson for making his Spirit Cruises available to the Puente Program.  
FULLERTON COLLEGE ATHLETICS ROUND-UP
SWIM & DIVE: Swimmer Abigal Kuan placed 12th in the 50-yard breaststroke and 17th in the 100-yard breaststroke at the 2014 State Championships.

WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD: Rebecca De Iorio (javelin) and Daisy Esparza (5K) qualified for the SoCal Regional Track and Field Championships. Esparza and Maegan Garritson qualified for the 10K at the State Championships, May 16-17 at Mt. San Antonio College.

MEN'S TRACK & FIELD: The men's track and field team wrapped up their 2014 season at the Southern California Regional Prelims, just short of advancing to the finals. Javier Weatherspoon (javelin), Dimitrus Nelson-Robbins (shot put), Jonathan Baek and Rudy Membrano, (both in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles), Brandon Velasco (10,000-meters), and Gavin Proctor (high jump) all gave tremendous effort.

CHEER & DANCE: After 30 years of coaching, advising, teaching, and directing the cheer, dance, drill, song, and flag teams,Alix Plum-Widner is stepping down as the spirit squad director at Fullerton College. Shelly Altman and Ange Andros will take over as coaches. Alix will continue to teach at Fullerton College and plans to devote more time to developing the pilates teacher training certificate program, as well as continue to serve as a judge at dance competitions. 
Fascinating Fact ...

In June of 1974, the first U.P.C. scanner was installed at a Marsh's supermarket in Troy, Ohio. The first product to have a barcode was Wrigley's Gum.

 

 
May 5, 2014  
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